Club Monaco Dom Vetro Sunglasses

Discovery Of The Day: The Sunglasses Your Face Wishes You Were Wearing

Each pair of sunglasses are literally handmade by local Maestri (or craftsmen) in the Italian Alps where locals have been crafting eyewear for over 300 years.

We’re now into the dog days of summer, so if you’ve been waiting for just the right pair of shades to get your attention, that pair is available at your local shopping mall. Club Monaco has come a long way from being just another mall chain to a shop that feels unique even while collaborating with some of the world’s best companies — like Dom Vetro Sunglasses.

Club Monaco’s head of men’s design, Aaron Levin, collaborated with Dom Vetro founder Ashley Bezamat to create these exclusive, late-'60s-inspired sunglasses they simply call Arpetto. Each frame features a flat-front and thick arms, and is produced from cellulose acetate with polarized crystal lenses that feature an anti-reflective coating that helps eliminate bounce back reflections. According to the founders, these shades were inspired by cruising on the open roads in a ’68 Charger in a worn linen shirt.

If you’re wondering why you should be psyched about another pair of Italian-made shades, Dom Vetro Sunglasses are truly the real deal. The company takes pride in its sourcing. Each pair of sunglasses are literally handmade by local Maestri (or craftsmen) in the Italian Alps where locals have been crafting eyewear for over 300 years.

The collaboration is a part of Club Monaco’s Maker & Muses series (previous releases have included collabs with idiosyncratic shoe designer Mark McNairy and surf apparel provider KATIN USA) and is available in a choice of three different colorways (two varieties of tortoiseshell, and black), retails for $295, and comes with a sharp full-grain leather case. It’s just one more in a line of stylish offerings from a store that’s hitting it out of the park when it comes to men’s style these days.

If you’re looking to switch up your style with a new pair of summer shades, or you just sat on your last pair, hit up Club Monaco online or at select locations.